Review of Statistical Methods for Students in Education

Abstract

Reviews the book, Statistical Methods for Students in Education by Karl J. Holzinger (1928). It is the reviewer's opinion that Professor Holzinger's book is in many respects the best book which has yet appeared in its field. It is scholarly and sufficiently thorough to meet the demands of students of psychology and education. It is an excellent contribution to the field. The organization of the book is good. After dealing with the collection, classification, and graphic representation of data, a brief account of logarithms is introduced. Then follows a chapter on errors in calculation and measurement. Subsequent chapters are devoted to averages, measures of dispersion, percentiles, correlation, the binomial theorem, the normal curve, sampling and response errors, partial and multiple correlation, and a number of miscellaneous topics. The reviewer commends most heartily the inclusion of the chapter on logarithms as a means of reducing arithmetical labor and increasing the probability of accurate results. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)